retribute

Signification (Anglais)

To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.

Synonymes

avenge

requite

retaliate

revenge

Traductions

retribuir

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“I retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“I bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.